. >> reporter: blizzard football for the eagles/lions game. philadelphia buried in eight and a half inches of snow. on the steps made famous by rocky balboa, half a dozen atvs did donuts in the snow. no, it's not legal. further south, d.c. and the suburbs have been caked in ice. cars, roads, tree limbs and power lines covered in it. snapping tree branches and cutting power to nearly 100,000. among them the ratigans who at least have a fire to keep them warm. >> the power goes out here more often here than in any country we have ever lived in. >> reporter: it's now a race against time with with rain and sleet falling. the power crews are anxious to get lines repaired before d.c. is hit with with up to five inches of snow. in dallas so much ice that on the highways today, they were down to a crawl. the snow and ice extended west into colorado and utah. meanwhile, delays and cancellations at the nation's airports. flight aware's misery map showing where tens of thousands of passengers are most affected. on united flight 5311 today milwaukee to ch